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Ready to assist in boat capsize incident

KUCHING: Kapit MP office is ready to provide assistance in connection with the incident involving four people reported missing after the longboat they were travelling in capsized in the Batang Baleh near SK Lepong Baleh in Kapit. Following the reported case, Kapit MP cum Works Minister Datuk Seri Alexander Nanta Linggi expressed his sadness upon […]

Local man feared missing in forest

SIBU: A 21-year-old man with disabilities has been reported missing in a forest behind his house in Durin, Sibu Jaya this morning (Nov 12). The victim is identified as Kong Chak Meng and he is reported to be grappling with mental health issues. A spokesman for the Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) said firemen from […]

Missing 63-year-old man found dead in Bau

BAU: A 63-year old man reported missing after failing to return home on Friday (Oct 6) was found dead this morning (Oct 7). The State Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) Operations Centre said the victim, identified as James Tarang Tigong, was found by rescuers at about 7.30am. The victim was discovered unconscious 150 metres away […]

Public help sought to find teen reported missing by mother

PADAWAN: Police are seeking the public help to locate a teenager who was reported missing by his mother on Monday (Oct 2). Padawan district police headquarters (IPD) identified the teen as Simon Lee Cheng Wei, 18. “Lee’s mother realised that he had left home at Taman Dusun Indah, Jalan Batu Kawa-Matang around 7 am and […]

SAR operation underway for two anglers missing in Labuan waters

LABUAN: Local enforcement agencies have launched a search and rescue (SAR) operation after two anglers were reported missing during a fishing trip yesterday afternoon. A Fire and Rescue Department spokesman said the missing individuals, identified as Yasin Omar, 20, and Mohd Shah Nazmin, 19, embarked on a journey in a small boat for a fishing […]

Three fishermen feared missing at sea

BACHOK: Three fishermen have been reported missing after failing to return home on Sunday (Aug 20) afternoon from their early morning fishing trip in the coastal area of Kuala Kemasin. The victim’s wife, Nik Suliana Bikri Kamal, 41, said her husband Rohaimi Ahmad, 47, went out with their son Nik Muhamad Shafiq Abdul Hafiz, 21 […]

Man reported missing while collecting nipah leaves returns home safely

BELAGA: A septuagenarian who was reported missing while collecting nipah leaves near Rh Sekapan Piit here yesterday (July 18), has returned home safe and sound today. The 73-year-old had gone across Sungai Menamang to collect nipah leaves around 7 am and failed to returned home. His family organised a search party but failed to find […]

Search ends tragically for teen

MIRI: The body of a 17-year-old who drowned in Peliau Beach, Bekenu on Saturday has been found less than 24 hours after he was reported missing. According to Malaysia Fire and Rescue Department (MFRD), the body of Sharizan Amani Sepawi was recovered by villagers around 9 am this morning, approximately 20 metres away from where […]

Elderly man reported missing after failing to return home

MIRI: A 72-year-old man was reported missing after failing to return home from his farm near Kampung Tiris Bekenu on Monday (March 20). A spokesperson for the State Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) said they received a call from the Bekenu police station informing that a missing man, identified as Salim Dris had failed to […]

Man, woman missing after car plunges into river

SIBU: A man and a woman were reported missing, while another man survived after the car they were riding in plunged into the river at the Tanjung Kunyit ferry pier, Sungai Maaw here early this morning. Sibu district police chief ACP Zulkipli Suhaili said the incident was reported at about 2.03 am and a search […]